Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

We are seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager to join our team and help drive our continued success. This role plays an important part in supporting our customers, strengthening our business, and contributing to the long-term growth of Douglas Dynamics.

This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Commercial Snow & Ice (CSI) environmental, health and safety programs, by the following:
Create, lead, and document the safety training program following OSHA Guidelines. Maintain accurate and compliant safety policies. Ensure the integration of safety in the launch of new product, acquisition of new equipment, and other operational changes. The role is established due to the need for a dedicated resource to keep WTA compliant with its own policies and processes and to drive the continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety performance and a safety-first culture.

This role will make a difference by:

• The facility's subject matter expert for all safety topics and use that expertise to guide policy decisions
• Advising in the design and selection of new equipment and processes and ensure proper safety measures are in place during implementation
• Leading the ongoing enhancement of Safety Management System frameworks, partnering cross-divisionally to integrate best practices and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintaining the Safety Database and ensure incident investigations lead to the effective and timely implementation of corrective actions
• Proactively seeking out safety improvement ideas and helping other employees evaluate them and drive them to conclusion
• Initiating regular and frequent safety communications in multiple formats to sustain a safety-focused culture
• Leading safety training and ensuring that employees receive the appropriate training for their departments and positions
• Collecting data on our safety performance, analyzing it for trends and opportunities, and reporting findings to key leaders
• Helping ensure OSHA compliance by auditing and monitoring for conformity
• Working with individuals at other sites within the division to share best practices and provide support where expertise is required
• Fostering teamwork by working across functions with engineering, maintenance, and other departments to pursue improvement opportunities
• Planning and leading cross-functional kaizen events for large projects and initiatives
• Owning the Safety Observation process and helping others to observe and coach fellow employees
• Identifying hazards throughout the plant, defining the appropriate risk controls, and helping supervisors ensure compliance
• Ensuring policies, procedures, and safety measures are clearly defined and available
• Performing tests and conduct measurements and audits related to process controls and exposures
• Maintaining all required safety documentation for the site and ensuring individual records are kept updated
• Assurance that all applicable environmental regulations are followed
• Working with Corporate sustainability team to support ESG reporting and initiatives.
• Providing supervision of safety specialist across CSI

What this role needs:

• EDUCATION OR DEGREE:

• Minimum 2-Year Technical/Associates Degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Bachelor's degree a plus

WORKING EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:

• 5+ years of combined experience managing safety programs in a manufacturing or industrial setting

• Experience interpreting and ensuring compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements

• Experience with the management of data, including logs and records required to demonstrate compliance

• Hands-on design, implementation, management and continuous improvement of a processes, tooling, and equipment with special awareness of:

• Ergonomics

• Machine Guarding

• Interlocks

• Respiratory Health

• Hearing Conservation

• Electrical Safety

• Hand Tool Safety

• PPE Assessments

• Hands-on experience in a Lean Organization using practices equivalent to the Douglas Dynamics Management System [DDMS, based on the Toyota Production System (TPS)]

OTHER RELATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND

COMPETENCIES:

• Experienced customer centric leader with a strong sense…